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Vésigniéite & Malachite

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Vésigniéite & Malachite

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Description
Locality: 
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.6 × 2.6 cm
Description

Sharp, deep green crystals of vesignieite on a malachite matrix.   Vesignieite is a vanadate of copper and barium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vésigniéite

Formula: 
BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BH.45
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
Greenish
Type Locality: 
Glücksstern Mine, Gottlob Hill, Friedrichroda, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia, Germany

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

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